Malaysia’s aviation industry is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. In response to the Langkawi Travel Bubble, the domestic passenger movements in September in Malaysia have skyrocketed by 74 percent, compared to the previous month.

Earlier, the Malaysian government has rolled out the Langkawi Travel Bubble to stimulate the travel industries, allowing the citizens who have been fully vaccinated and the age over 18 to the country’s tourist hotspot.

According to Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd’s (MAHB), the operator of managing 39 airports across the country including Kuala Lumpur International Airport and its Turkish Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, said the total passenger movements for Malaysia increased 55 percent to 458,000 passengers last month from 362,000. The domestic aircraft movement has increased by about 20 percent, compared to August.

“Local airlines also benefited from it with AirAsia recording the most aircraft movements with 176 flights and commanding the majority of the average sear factor at 64 percent during the same period,” MAHB said in a statement.

MAHB believed that the travel trend is likely to remain with the lifting of interstate and international travel in the fourth quarter of the year.

Last week, the government has achieved the aim of 90 percent of adults have been inoculated, announcing its travel restrictions will be lifted as a result. The citizens can go abroad without applying for permission from the government.

“We have to train ourselves to live with COVID, because COVID may not be eliminated fully.” Ismail Sabri, Prime Minister of Malaysia said.

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